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In reply to the discussion: Alabama state officials: We won’t comply with the EPA because God gave us coal [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)45. It's already happened:
Nicholas Katzenbach, Kennedys Civil-Rights Envoy, Dies at 90
In September 1962, Robert Kennedy dispatched Katzenbach to Oxford, Mississippi, to oversee the federal marshals protecting James Meredith, the black student who had won a court order to be admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi. As thousands of protesters gathered and the threat of violence rose, Katzenbach told Kennedy, from a pay phone, that soldiers would be needed to keep the peace.
After the arrival of 25,000 Army troops, Meredith managed to register. Katzenbach called him a brave man who received perhaps the most expensive public education in our history.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-09/nicholas-katzenbach-kennedy-s-civil-rights-envoy-dies-at-90.html
I can't find the link right now, but there was a running battle on the campus and some troops and a French journalist were shot and killed by the locals. Later, Katzenback was stonewalled by Wallace in Alabama and asked Kennedy to send in troops:
In 1963, the governor of Alabama was George Wallace. He had run for and won the office on the slogan of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." In June of 1963, a federal court barred any state government interference with the enrollment of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, at the University of Alabama. Despite this order, Governor George Wallace appointed himself the temporary University registrar and stood in the doorway of the administration building to prevent the students from registering. In response, President Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard. One hundred guardsman escorted the students to campus and their commander, General Henry Graham, ordered George Wallace to "step aside." Thus were the students registered.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4818169
Although that was to protect human life at the time, disobeying the EPA mandates to protect Alabama's health and safety is a dangerous precedent like the Bundies. We didn't see troops called out there even though the gunmen were pointing their guns at federal agents. The only difference is the stopping of blood being shed.
But it builds and it's wrong. Alabama like other states say they want to secede. Will we stand by and let the country be cut into easily ruled fiefdoms for the Koch brothers and the local oligarchs, and forget the rights enshrined in the Constitution and the Amendments?
The dissolution of our government will not protect those rights.
In September 1962, Robert Kennedy dispatched Katzenbach to Oxford, Mississippi, to oversee the federal marshals protecting James Meredith, the black student who had won a court order to be admitted to the segregated University of Mississippi. As thousands of protesters gathered and the threat of violence rose, Katzenbach told Kennedy, from a pay phone, that soldiers would be needed to keep the peace.
After the arrival of 25,000 Army troops, Meredith managed to register. Katzenbach called him a brave man who received perhaps the most expensive public education in our history.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-09/nicholas-katzenbach-kennedy-s-civil-rights-envoy-dies-at-90.html
I can't find the link right now, but there was a running battle on the campus and some troops and a French journalist were shot and killed by the locals. Later, Katzenback was stonewalled by Wallace in Alabama and asked Kennedy to send in troops:
In 1963, the governor of Alabama was George Wallace. He had run for and won the office on the slogan of "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." In June of 1963, a federal court barred any state government interference with the enrollment of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, at the University of Alabama. Despite this order, Governor George Wallace appointed himself the temporary University registrar and stood in the doorway of the administration building to prevent the students from registering. In response, President Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard. One hundred guardsman escorted the students to campus and their commander, General Henry Graham, ordered George Wallace to "step aside." Thus were the students registered.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4818169
Although that was to protect human life at the time, disobeying the EPA mandates to protect Alabama's health and safety is a dangerous precedent like the Bundies. We didn't see troops called out there even though the gunmen were pointing their guns at federal agents. The only difference is the stopping of blood being shed.
But it builds and it's wrong. Alabama like other states say they want to secede. Will we stand by and let the country be cut into easily ruled fiefdoms for the Koch brothers and the local oligarchs, and forget the rights enshrined in the Constitution and the Amendments?
The dissolution of our government will not protect those rights.
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Alabama state officials: We won’t comply with the EPA because God gave us coal [View all]
Roy Serohz
Jul 2014
OP
Yeah. In other words, a grifter out for herself. Twinkle away, missy. Twinkly away...
CurtEastPoint
Jul 2014
#43
When are we going to send in the Natl. Guard to make states comply with federal law? nt
conservaphobe
Jul 2014
#5
God's coal is in the ground. They're digging it out and selling God's work. Shame on them.
Shrike47
Jul 2014
#8
Hope they don't come to Washington asking for aid if Alabama has a tornado
bluestateguy
Jul 2014
#16
Anyone who wonders why 'America's Greatness' (tm) appears to be waning . . .
MrModerate
Jul 2014
#33